[GAP Forum] command to retrieve current date/time

[Stephen Linton]

There is a function Runtime() which returns the number of milliseconds of CPU time GAP has used since starting, and a related function Runtimes() which gives slightly more detail.

On 32 bit systems both commands may wrap round, giving strange results after a few days. 

	Steve

On 25 Nov 2012, at 11:34, Frederic Vanhove <fvanhove at cage.ugent.be> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering if there is any way to let GAP return the current date 
> or time.
> 
> I know that using
> time;
> one can get the number of milliseconds the last operation took.
> 
> However, I would like to do a long computation, and I would want GAP to 
> print from to time what he has done already and how long that has 
> already taken.
> 
> Is that possible?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Kind regards,
> Frédéric
> 
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